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No. 3, from a parcel ot‘_ land under grass, nea Charlottetown—

‘Vater, - - - - 3 5 Vegetable or organic matter, - 8 0 Carbonate of lime, - - - 1 0’ Phosphate ol" lime—a trace, Oxide ofiron, - - - 3 5 Oxide of Manganese, -' - 0 5 Silica, -' - - — 76 5 Alumina, - — — 5 5 Potash, - - - — 0 5 loss, 1 0 100 0 No. 4 was taken [mm a farm at Georgetown— Water, - - - - 5 0 Vegetable Matter, - _‘ 12 0 Carbonate of lime, - - - 2 O Oxide ofIron, - — - 5 5 Alluvium, - _ _ .. 6 0 Silica, - - _ _ 69 5 Magnesia—a trace, - - - 0 0 100 0

No. 5 was taken from a burnt tract covered by ferns, on the road between Charlottetown and St. Peter’s:'—

\Vater, - - .. _ 3 0 Organic mutter, - - _ 7 5 Carbonate oflime, - - - 1 5 Oxidevot‘ iron — _ _ 3 5 Oxide ofmanganese, - -. - 1 5 Silica, - - - _ 76 0 Alumina, — - - _ 6 0 loss, 1 (J

10 0

Belore leaving this part ofthe subject, some notice may be taken of the sources ofmanure and other fertilising substances. On lands that have long